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Amphixystis
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Amphixystis

Amphixystis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The family was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1901.

Hostplant records are only known for 2 species of this genus: Amphixystis anchiala had been recorded feeding on Euphorbia resinifera, Citrullus colocynthis (Cucurbitaceae), Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea rotundata (Dioscoreaceae) and Amphixystis syntricha (Meyrick, 1910) that feeds on Pandanus montanus (Pandanaceae).

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Amphixystis hapsimacha

speciesAmphixystis hapsimacha

Amphixystis syntricha

speciesAmphixystis syntricha

Amphixystis cymataula

speciesAmphixystis cymataula

Amphixystis siccata

speciesAmphixystis siccata

Amphixystis undosa

speciesAmphixystis undosa

Amphixystis aromaticella

speciesAmphixystis aromaticella

Amphixystis anchiala

speciesAmphixystis anchiala

Amphixystis certa

speciesAmphixystis certa

Amphixystis epirota

speciesAmphixystis epirota

Amphixystis serrata

speciesAmphixystis serrata

Amphixystis zulella

speciesAmphixystis zulella

Amphixystis beverrasella

speciesAmphixystis beverrasella

Amphixystis fragosa

speciesAmphixystis fragosa

Amphixystis oxystyla

speciesAmphixystis oxystyla

Amphixystis paroditella

speciesAmphixystis paroditella

Amphixystis magica

speciesAmphixystis magica

Amphixystis crypsirias

speciesAmphixystis crypsirias

Amphixystis crocinacma

speciesAmphixystis crocinacma

Amphixystis chrysodora

speciesAmphixystis chrysodora

Amphixystis canthopa

speciesAmphixystis canthopa

Amphixystis aethalopis

speciesAmphixystis aethalopis

Amphixystis sciadocoma

speciesAmphixystis sciadocoma

Amphixystis pentacarpa

speciesAmphixystis pentacarpa

Amphixystis hydrochalca

speciesAmphixystis hydrochalca

Amphixystis spathistis

speciesAmphixystis spathistis

Amphixystis trixysta

speciesAmphixystis trixysta

Amphixystis patelia

speciesAmphixystis patelia

Amphixystis guttata

speciesAmphixystis guttata

Amphixystis anachoreta

speciesAmphixystis anachoreta

Amphixystis herbulotella

speciesAmphixystis herbulotella

Amphixystis fricata

speciesAmphixystis fricata

Amphixystis antongilella

speciesAmphixystis antongilella

Amphixystis colubrina

speciesAmphixystis colubrina

Amphixystis ensifera

speciesAmphixystis ensifera

Amphixystis cyanodesma

speciesAmphixystis cyanodesma

Amphixystis crobylora

speciesAmphixystis crobylora

Amphixystis polystrigella

speciesAmphixystis polystrigella

Amphixystis nephalia

speciesAmphixystis nephalia

Amphixystis multipunctella

speciesAmphixystis multipunctella

Amphixystis lactiflua

speciesAmphixystis lactiflua

Amphixystis irenica

speciesAmphixystis irenica

Amphixystis ichnora

speciesAmphixystis ichnora

Amphixystis hermatias

speciesAmphixystis hermatias

Amphixystis glomerata

speciesAmphixystis glomerata

Amphixystis tarsota

speciesAmphixystis tarsota

Amphixystis sicaria

speciesAmphixystis sicaria

Amphixystis selacta

speciesAmphixystis selacta

Amphixystis roseostrigella

speciesAmphixystis roseostrigella

Amphixystis rorida

speciesAmphixystis rorida

Amphixystis rhothiaula

speciesAmphixystis rhothiaula

Amphixystis rhodothicta

speciesAmphixystis rhodothicta

Amphixystis divulsa

speciesAmphixystis divulsa

Amphixystis taurus

speciesAmphixystis taurus

Amphixystis minuta

speciesAmphixystis minuta

Amphixystis islamella

speciesAmphixystis islamella

Amphixystis hypolampes

speciesAmphixystis hypolampes

Amphixystis antiloga

speciesAmphixystis antiloga

Amphixystis cincinnata

speciesAmphixystis cincinnata

Amphixystis ligyropa

speciesAmphixystis ligyropa

Amphixystis heteroclina

speciesAmphixystis heteroclina

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 375470.